beating-up

American  

[bee-ting-uhp] / ˈbi tɪŋˈʌp /

noun

1. a severe thrashing administered for intimidation or revenge.

2. Textiles. the process by which the loose pick is made an integral part of the woven material.

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Etymology

Origin of beating-up

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Finally, they said, a superhero film unapologetic about female empowerment, a film where the woman is the one doing the rescuing and the strategising and the beating-up.

From Economist • Jun. 5, 2017

There is just so much top-down beating-up that can go on before teachers and principals rise up in protest, especially when so many at the top are not educators.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2011

There was no beating-up, and soon after the scene at the Spectator office, Columbia's footballers were forbidden to broach the subject publicly again.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still he stumbled about, hunting out of a cupboard a small basket of eggs, and in the next room a great stirring and beating-up followed.

From In the Tail of the Peacock by Savory, Isabel